Whoa! This Lake Is Pink!

posted by Wingnut -
Dec 10, 2018

Nature is crazy! And nature in Australia is like double crazy, because most things in Australia will kill you. At first glance, I for sure thought that Hillier Lake in Australia would kill you. However, that is not the case. In fact, the lake has bacteria in it that makes the lake look pink and scientists found out its the same bacteria that makes carrots turn orange. Except in this case, they turn the lake pink.

And it is totally safe to go into, or so some people on Instagram are just diving right in:

What really pops out about this lake though, is how it's literally feet away from the Pacific Ocean giving the biggest contrast of colors I've ever seen next to an ocean.

So how do we get to Hillier Lake? It's literally the furthest place away from Melbourne, Florida and it might be quicker for us in Melbs to dig straight down, considering we'd be just off the west coast of Australia: